SR-520 Design will discourage walking and biking to the UW and University Link
- Oct. 18, 2012
The new SR-520 will serve as a barrier to people trying to walk and bike from the Montlake area and neighborhoods further south to the University of Washington and the new University Link station. As currently designed, the project will essentially destroy the walkshed and bikeshed south of the Montlake Bridge.
Over the summer, WSDOT has (in good faith) attempted to make tweaks to the plans to better incorporate walking …
